The 13th Step: The God of Recovery

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🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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As Eric Spofford tells it, he spent his teen years in the throes of addiction and crime. When he got sober, he became a crusader for recovery. On the second episode of The 13th Step from New Hampshire Public Radio, host Lauren Chooljian unravels how the founder of New Hampshire's largest addiction treatment network built his company – and the allegations that he abused that power by sexually assaulting members of his own staff. This is episode two of The 13th Step, produced by our friends at New Hampshire Public Radio. Listen to the entire season of The 13th Step here.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Kelly McEvers, and this is Embedded from NPR.
0:04.0	In this week, we're sharing the next episode of the new investigative podcast
0:09.0	hosted by Lauren Chuljian, and producer of our friends at NHPR,
0:14.0	that's New Hampshire Public Radio.
0:16.0	The show is called the 13th Step, and it's all about sexual misconduct and abuse
0:22.0	in the addiction treatment industry.
0:25.0	In the first episode, we heard about this thing that happens in the industry.
0:30.0	It's called 13th Stepping.
0:32.0	That's when people take advantage of other people in early recovery,
0:35.0	basically when they're at their most vulnerable.
0:38.0	We heard the story of two women who were allegedly harassed by the founder
0:42.0	of New Hampshire's largest addiction treatment network.
0:46.0	And today, we have the next episode.
0:48.0	It's all about how this founder became so powerful and about other allegations against him.
0:55.0	If you haven't heard the first episode, go back and check it out.
0:58.0	It's called the 13th Step, the Shadow.
1:01.0	If you have heard it, here's episode two of the 13th Step.
1:09.0	My name is Chris, and I'm a grateful recovered drug addict.
1:13.0	Hey, so I get the distinct honor and privilege of introducing our commander
1:18.0	and chief Eric Spoffer and CEO and the founder of Granite Recovery Centers.
1:25.0	It's gonna hell override, man.
1:32.0	I'm about as well-known as a drug addict.
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